Caernarfon Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated on the River Seiont, viewed at low tide, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales, UnIted Kingdom.

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Caernarfon Castle is a medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, north-west Wales, Snowdonia, United Kingdom. There was a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Caernarfon from the late 11th century until 1283 when King Edward I of England began replacing it with the current stone structure.

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Aber Foreshore Road, Caernarfon, Wales, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe
Photo credit: © Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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